Chapter Five

He woke up and touched the side of the bed. She wasn’t in bed. He groaned and rolled out of bed. He headed down to the living room and saw a maid on his way down

“Good morning, Master” she humbly greeted

“Good morning. Where is Alice?” He asked

“She was in the kitchen when I passed by” she said

He walked down to the kitchen and saw her there. He rolled his eyes. He couldn’t understand why she had taken it upon herself to do the cooking. They gas maids available for that but she would rather do it herself. Sometimes, her attitude and behavior bothered Jared a lot. He would rather have her put all of these energy into accessing her wolf side buy she wasn’t ready to have that conversation and he wasn’t ready to push it either. For three years after she turned eighteen, she had tried. She had meditated for hours and there was no result to show for it. She heard sex with a mate would activate the wolf side, and it didn’t have to be your mate so she had slept with a couple of guys and nothing happened. She had even slept with her own mate and there was still nothing. She also heard that going through extreme pain can help with the transformation and she did put herself through extreme pain but still, nothing had happened. At a point, he was convinced that she was human and there was no way she would ever transform into a wolf but she healed faster than any human it wolf that he knew of. Her ears were sharp, like that of a wolf. She had all the attributes of a wolf, except the fact that she refused to transform into one. 

“You shouldn’t be doing that” he said to her

She tuned sharply. She didn’t know he was standing there

“How long have you been standing there?” she asked

“A while now. You look distracted” he said 

“I am. I should have heard you come in and I didn’t. That is new and also weird. How was the meeting?” she asked him

This was one of the few times that he enjoyed her company, when she wasn’t upset. She was a nice person all together and she was lovable. He couldn’t help but fall in love with her every time he spoke to her. There was something about her voice, her personality and her attitude. He was hooked on her and letting her go seemed harder than it should be. He let out a little smile and shook his head. He was so caught in her beauty and he was lost. Her voice pulled him out of his own 

“Are you even paying any attention to me?” she asked him

“I am. I am so sorry. What were you saying?” he asked her

“So much for paying attention” she said to him

“Hey, I’m sorry. I just had a little escape from my reality. I just need some rest now. You don’t have to stress over dinner when you can get a maid to cook up something for the both of us” he said

“Why? Because I’m pregnant?” she asked him”

“Probably and because you are the Luna of a pack. You don’t need to still attend to duties like cooking and cleaning” 

“I would do it either ways and it doesn’t matter if I’m a woman or a man. Also, I am pregnant, not sick. I can cook and I will. There is no big deal about it” she said 

“I would probably just take a shower and come down for dinner then we can talk about some things. I have a lot to discuss with you” he said to her

“It sounds important” she said 

“It is important. We would have to do a lot of planning for the baby and we need to get the both of you to safety if things get out of hand down here” Jared said to her 

“And that’s it? You think I am going to just go and hide somewhere while the rest of the community stay back and fight for us? What kind of queen does that make me?” She asked him

“I don’t need you to be a queen. I need you to be alive. Two different things, Alice. I would have a shower and we would talk about it” he said

He did have a shower but by the time he came back to the living room, she had locked herself up in another room. This is what she does when she is trying to avoid an important conversation. She would ignore and over ride until it disappeared but Jared wasn’t letting her have it this time. He was going to look for her the next day and talk to her until she agreed with his decision. The next day rolled by and he couldn’t get her. He had to head down to the blue moon valley with Xavier who was in a bad mood that morning. Jared found it so strange that it was possible for him to be in a bad mood because he was never in a bad mood but Jared decided not to ask what was up with him. It was only a matter of time before he opens up, himself. They got to blue moon and drove into the town. They got stares and they knew that something was definitely up with them but they kept their cool till they got to the gates of the house. 

Xavier got down first and looked over the entire area to make sure it was safe for his alpha to come out of the car. He looked back at Jared and nodded at him before he came down. Jared walked up to him and stood by his side, admiring the architectural work of the place. He had to admit, he was really impressed with whoever the person was 

“We should go in” Jared said after a while 

He could sense Xavier’s uneasiness. He looked at him 

“You know you don’t have to go in with me right? I would be just fine on my own if you want to wait back in the car” Jared said 

“Funny of you to say. I would pass on the offer, thank you” he said

“I am serious, Xavier. You can stay behind. Keep your eyes and ears in the ground and alert me if something strange happens” Jared said 

“One of them can do that, just not me. I am coming with you, whether you like it or you don’t like it!” he said 

Jared smiled to himself and headed in. He knocked the door but got no response. He closed his eyes to listen. He could hear movements, almost like they were starting to make a formation which would make it easier for them to attack. 

“Do you hear that?” Xavier asked

“Loud and clear” he said

His eyes glowed and he pushed the door open.

“Roland! We need to talk!” he growled as he saw him

“Jared, I have been expecting you. Well, I should be, considering the fact that your little errand boy here would not stop texting me” he said rudely

Xavier growled at him

“We don’t need that, let him talk all he wants. Just don’t let it get to you. That is the last thing we need, a fight. We are outmanned and outnumbered” Jared said to Xavier 

“You should really listen to your alpha like you were born to do. He is right. At least, he has more common sense than you do. You would be killed in seconds if you make a stupid move” Roland said

“We just want to talk and we would be on our way” Jared said to him 

“Talk? What is there to talk about?” Roland asked 

“The fact that one of our own was killed and hung at your gate. His name was Eddie but I don’t think that even matters to you” Xavier said 

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I have no knowledge of it” he said

“We both know that is not true. You are the alpha of this pack. You know everything that goes on in your valley” Jared said

“Well, not this time!” he said to Jared

“Then you are not as capable as I thought. You can’t even put your own people in place. You can’t keep your people coordinated. That is very low, considering you have so much power and authority” Xavier said

“Watch your mouth, errand boy” he said 

“Or else what, Roland? Maybe I was wrong. Maybe, just maybe you are not as powerful as you claim to be. You are just the alpha, a figure head with no action and your own people probably don’t respect your rules. That is sad, alpha!” Xavier said

“I will find who did this and get to the bottom of this!” Roland said to him 

“That is exactly what I like to hear” Jared said

“Be careful though” Roland said

“Of what?” Xavier asked

“Someone who is lurking to rain down trouble because I see no reason why blue moon valley should be framed for such an embarrassing crime. We don’t kill other wolves without a valid reason and we don’t involve kids in our problems, isn’t that your own rule?” Roland asked 

“It is. That is why I am here to get to the bottom of this matter. I would be back in a few days and if I still can’t get an answer, I would start to question your authority like my friend over here” Jared said 

“Whatever!” Roland said 

Xavier nodded his head and he walked out with Jared. He knew that something wasn’t adding up and if at all Roland was telling the truth, he would get to the bottom of the issue because he doesn’t want to be seen as irresponsible or incapable of ruling his own people. They got into the car and Jared drove around blue moon valley 

“I don’t think we should be doing this though” Xavier said

“Doing what? We are just driving around. For all they know, we might just be tourists that came visiting” 

“But we are not tourists. We are far from tourists. They know who you are. Let’s just head home. The last thing we need is trouble. Roland said he didn’t know anything about Eddie’s murder. What do you think?” Xavier asked

“I think he’s lying. He might not have been involved in the murder but not knowing anything about it is what I’m not buying” Jared said 

“So you think he does know something about it?”

“Yes he does and he is not talking so we have to do some digging up on our own. C’mon , if someone holds the secret of Roland, it’s his son” Jared said 

“We are not going after kids! That is your own rule” Xavier reminded him

“C’mon Xavi. I am not going to abduct his kid or kill him. Hell, I wouldn’t even torture him. I just want to ask him a couple of questions, that’s all. We are only going to have a nice little conversation. I swear” he said to Xavier 

“I don’t like the idea of this. I don’t like any of this. I don’t think we should involve a kid!” Xavier said

“But a kid died. Am I supposed to just over look that? C’mon Xavi. You know I can’t do that” 

“I get it and I understand that you had some liking towards Eddie but involving another kid, a younger kid just to solve this isn’t the way. You are about to be a father pretty soon. Would you rather have your kid in this mess than find another way? Look, Roland might be an idiot, I agree but his kid is innocent. I’m here to be an advisor and right now, if you go after Roland’s kid, you would be putting him in danger. We would get our answers some other way, just not this way” Xavier said.